Yeezy season has returned. Over two and a half years since his last appearance on the epochal live comedy show Saturday Night Live, Kanye West is confirmed to be the musical guest on the show’s season 38 finale.
[expand title="More MBiz" tag="h2"]The announcement was made on SNL’s official Twitter account:
Saturday Night Live ✔ @nbcsnlAnd for the Season 38 Finale, 5/18: @BenAffleck joins the #5TimersClub with his 5th appearance as host! And music from @kanyewest!! #SNL
This will be West’s fifth time being the musical guest.
In related news, The-Dream recently updated Vibe Magazine on Kanye’s album process hinting that the rapper is close to completing his sixth solo album:
“I think Kanye is finishing up Pusha right now while he’s finishing up his stuff,” says The-Dream. “I’ll be in Paris soon to actually start working with Kanye. I’m going get like a week and a half with Kanye before I start my promo run.”
No word on if Kanye will premier his lead single off his as-of-yet untitled new album.
Check below to see Kanye’s performance of “Power”, with an unreleased verse from his appearance on SNL in 2010:
“It’s still a very Christian way to think about living/when you praying for freedom ’cause your mind’s been imprisoned.”
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